Venue: Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Town: Dublin, IE

The Olympia Theatre, branded since 2021 for sponsorship purposes as the 3Olympia Theatre, is a concert hall and theatre venue in Dublin, Ireland, located on Dame Street. In addition to Irish acts, the venue has played host to many well-known international artists down through the years such as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, David Bowie, Billy Connolly, Hall & Oates, R.E.M., Gary Numan, Radiohead and Adele. The venue is owned by Caroline Downey of the music promotion company MCD Productions, with naming sponsorship provided under an eight-year deal with telecoms company, 3 (Three Ireland). A branch of the River Poddle flows directly underneath the theatre. Dublin's Olympia Theatre started out as the "Star of Erin Music Hall" in 1879, with its principal entrance opening onto Crampton Court. The theatre was built on the site of a former saloon and music hall originally called Connell's Monster Saloon in 1855. It was renamed "Dan Lowrey's Music Hall" in 1881. In 1889 it was renamed again, this time to "Dan Lowrey's Palace of Varieties". A major transformation occurred in 1897 when the venue ceased operating as a music hall and reopened as a theatre under new management, renamed the "Empire Palace". The nature of performances changed, reflecting shifts in the entertainment industry. During Queen Victoria’s visit to Dublin in 1900, the Empire Palace was a focal point of public gatherings. Similarly, on 11 July 1921, the day of the truce ending the Irish War of Independence, crowds assembled outside the theatre near Dublin Castle. The venue was renamed the "Olympia Theatre" in 1923. began staging drama, opera, ballet, films, oratorio, and pantomime, with variety performances remaining a financial mainstay. In 1952, theatre producers Stanley Illsely and Leo McCabe took over management, focusing primarily on dramatic productions for the next 12 years. In the early 1960s, a group of London-Irish businessmen purchased the Olympia Theatre and the land on which it stood, wit